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New York holidaymakers presumed dead in Dominican Republic | New York holidaymakers presumed dead in Dominican Republic |
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A New York couple missing for two weeks in the Dominican Republic probably died after a car accident on the way to the airport, police say. | A New York couple missing for two weeks in the Dominican Republic probably died after a car accident on the way to the airport, police say. |
Two unidentified bodies found in Santo Domingo East match descriptions of Portia Ravenelle and Orlando Moore, according to officials. | Two unidentified bodies found in Santo Domingo East match descriptions of Portia Ravenelle and Orlando Moore, according to officials. |
Authorities believe the pair crashed early in the morning on 27 March in a rental car. | Authorities believe the pair crashed early in the morning on 27 March in a rental car. |
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examinations. | The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examinations. |
According to Dominican Republic National Police spokesman Col Frank Felix Durán Mejia, a woman believed to be Ms Ravenelle was found alive but critically injured on the Las Americas highway on 27 March, the same day the pair went missing. | According to Dominican Republic National Police spokesman Col Frank Felix Durán Mejia, a woman believed to be Ms Ravenelle was found alive but critically injured on the Las Americas highway on 27 March, the same day the pair went missing. |
The woman, found without any identifying documents, was taken to the Doctor Darío Contreras hospital where she spent six days in intensive care before dying on 4 April. | The woman, found without any identifying documents, was taken to the Doctor Darío Contreras hospital where she spent six days in intensive care before dying on 4 April. |
Four days after she was discovered, on 31 March, the body of a man was reportedly retrieved by authorities washed ashore near San Souci. | |
His remains were in an advanced state of decomposition, police said, and he had a tattoo that read "Milano" on the right arm, matching one known to be on Mr Moore. | His remains were in an advanced state of decomposition, police said, and he had a tattoo that read "Milano" on the right arm, matching one known to be on Mr Moore. |
The body was recovered about 21km (13 miles) from where authorities believe the couple's car plunged into the Caribbean Sea. | The body was recovered about 21km (13 miles) from where authorities believe the couple's car plunged into the Caribbean Sea. |
Authorities have not yet been able to identify or recover the car due to poor water conditions. | Authorities have not yet been able to identify or recover the car due to poor water conditions. |
Although their bodies were found within days of the car crash, family and friends of the couple are only just learning what happened to them, CNN reports. | Although their bodies were found within days of the car crash, family and friends of the couple are only just learning what happened to them, CNN reports. |
"She had to die by herself" family friend Franecsca Figueroa told CNN. "When one of us could have been there holding her hand." | "She had to die by herself" family friend Franecsca Figueroa told CNN. "When one of us could have been there holding her hand." |
Ms Figueroa told CNN she had known Mr Moore for about 25 years. | Ms Figueroa told CNN she had known Mr Moore for about 25 years. |
She described the couple as "happy-go-lucky", "always trying to help people". | She described the couple as "happy-go-lucky", "always trying to help people". |
The pair, of Mount Vernon, New York, stayed at the all-inclusive Grand Bahia Principe Cayacoa resort in Samaná from 23- 27 March. | The pair, of Mount Vernon, New York, stayed at the all-inclusive Grand Bahia Principe Cayacoa resort in Samaná from 23- 27 March. |
They had not been heard from since they began their drive to the airport to return home, according to reports. | They had not been heard from since they began their drive to the airport to return home, according to reports. |
Authorities had confirmed that Mr Moore and Ms Ravenelle passed a toll booth on the way to Santo Domingo at 01:41 on 27 March. | Authorities had confirmed that Mr Moore and Ms Ravenelle passed a toll booth on the way to Santo Domingo at 01:41 on 27 March. |
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